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Protecting Yourself and Others From Those Who Would Hurt You In addition to the radical love ethic toward enemies (the FIRST WORDS), there are two more exceedingly important pieces of guidance. This guidance is also in the Bible. Because they are closely related, I’ll describe them together. You can and must (1) practice tough love […]

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” Anais Nin “Courage is the first of human virtues because it makes all others possible.” Aristotle “It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.” Edward Harriman **************** Before I share a few of my thoughts on courage, here are the counts […]

Let’s have a little fun with today’s post. There are always new words being added to the English language. The words below officially made it into various leading dictionaries (Oxford, Miriam-Webster) in 2016. Bitcoin: Digital currency. (I’m not sure what this is, but I don’t think I have any.) Breakfunch: A small meal consumed between breakfast […]

May I assume that you know God is smarter than you are?* And may I assume that you know God is a Whole Lot smarter than you are? How much smarter is God than you? Through the prophet Isaiah, we get a little glimmer of HOW MUCH smarter God is. Let’s just understate it and […]

In Him Was Life. I stared at those words for some time. They are found in John 1:4. The entire verse reads like this: “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.” I had read them at least 100 times before! This time, they hit me with new power. I […]

The Origins of One Idea That Matters Most to Me Many (most) of you know I love to help people flourish. That theme gripped my heart and mind many years ago. A friend recently asked me how this idea grabbed hold of me. Good question! My first answer is that the sovereign work of the […]